I can’t help but think that Hamas is looking forward to the ground offensive.
Ironically i think their both in the same situation, be dammed if you don't be dammed in you do.
Because if we look at Hamas before 7-10 other terrorist clubs like Isis, al-nusra etc. claimed they would have dealed with the isreali's much quicker and swifter. so in a way the attack was also a way of resetting their name in that sphere.
Isreal on the other hand has to prove they still in control able to control land so further and so forth, their government already had a bad name, the president even more so, there is a bit of a point of no return for both i would asses
They knew full well Israel would have to attack and will have prepared for it. They also seem to be better armed than before.
Yes but there is only so much you can do, for example they posted a video proudly showing how they dropped a grenade on a Merkava tank and from Russia-Ukraine we known all those clips where the turret goes flying and stuff. The Merkava didn't even had a dent.
Could this be Israel’s Afghanistan? Where they get bogged down in a long and draining war where any victory is pyrrhic at best?
i think the objective of defeating Hamas is empty yes they probably can crush Hamas,(considering their overwhelming power) but it won't be long lasting, there will be the same idea with a other name.
Also, the tone amongst some Israelis is already changing. Many are calling for peace and reconciliation. I can see these getting louder when IDF body bags come back.
That tone was already there i posted a video of a women's march that was on 4-oct which consisted off palestian and isreali women protesting for peace. However both Hamas obviously but also the current isreali president are in the way of peace.